Carter Brown

Carter Brown was the literary pseudonym of Alan Geoffrey Yates (1 August 1923 – 5 May 1985), an English-born Australian writer of detective fiction. Between 1954 and 1984 Yates published 215 Carter Brown novels and some 75 novella-length stories. Quotes Last Note for a Lovely (1957) Sydney: Horwitz Publications Inc. What are sometimes coarsely referred to as her "vital statistics" were prominent without being exaggerated. That is to say, she had her full quota of feminine attributes without verging into the freak statistics that seem so essential to the success of the modern female star of Hollywood. Ch. 1, p. 7 I had known before this, of course, that a number of women wear pyjamas as opposed to nightgowns. Melody was a girl who liked to have a foot in both worlds, apparently. She wore what could either be described as a short nightgown or half a pair of pyjamas — the top half. An outsize top half which reached to within five inches of her knees. It was made of black silk — and the total effect was infinitely disturbing. Ch. 9, p. 84 External links Category:Mystery authors Category:Novelists from Australia Category:Immigrants to Australia Category:1923 births Category:1985 deaths Category:People from England